Posted by Sal at pm561-24.dialip.mich.net on November 09, 2000 at 13:23:07:
In Reply to: Affleck should be ashamed of himself. posted by turtle on November 08, 2000 at 22:10:28:
If gore loses this election, it is no ones fault but his. You should not vote out of fear but out of conviction. I voted for Nader in MI and was still undecided when i entered the booth. I decided to go with my concious and vote for the individual that best represented my values.
Now had I lived in FL and cast this vote, I would be very upset with myself. I do not want a Bush presidency, and I understand everyone's feelings that nader voters may have helped him into office. However, the democrats need to realize that they are failing to represent the left of their party.
Additionally they should feel absolutely lucky that more people did not vote for nader out of fear. I know tons of people that wanted to vote for nader (some that really surprised me) but decided not to.
Anyway, there should be no finger pointing. Theimportant thing is to vote and vote for who you believe in. This is still somewhat of a democracy, the last time i checked and it is nice to see people, no matter who they vote for exercise their voting rights. Think of all the idiots who don't vote, or the unfortunate souls who have been convicted of a felony, and are barred from voting in many states. Unjust does not even describe it.
sal